A workflow defines a set of tasks in an organized sequence that you move through by selecting task actions. When you create a project, you select a workflow, which acts as a template, providing the structure and actions available in the project. For general information on workflows, see the Adapting Workflows to Content Management Projects chapter of the ATG Content Administration Programming Guide.
Workflows behave similarly in ATG Merchandising and ATG Content Administration with one difference. ATG Content Administration defines one type of workflow that is named for deployment options but incorporates non-deployment tasks, such as Author and Review Content, as well. There are two kinds of ATG Merchandising workflows: commerce workflows and deployment workflows. A commerce workflow defines non-deployment tasks and refers to a deployment workflow for deployment tasks. When users create ATG Merchandising projects, they select a commerce workflow.
ATG Merchandising includes two commerce workflows. The workflows themselves have identical tasks – Author, Review Content, Deploy - but differ in the parts of the UI to which they provide access.
Name in the ATG Business Control Center | Name in the ATG Control Center and wdl file | Description |
|---|---|---|
Manage Commerce Assets |
| Designed for merchandising users who work with commerce and search assets. |
Administer Commerce Search |
| Designed for administrators tasked with configuring ATG Search and ATG Merchandising. |
This guide uses the ATG Business Control Center name.
By default, both workflows refer to the Standard workflow for deployment instructions. You can adjust the default set up as follows:
Learn about your deployment options in Deployment Options.
If you want to change the deployment workflow to Early Staged, follow the instructions provided in Changing the Deployment Workflow.
For guidance on creating custom workflows, see Creating Workflows.
